Hawkesworth is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bob Hawkesworth (born 1951), Canadian politician John Hawkesworth (book editor) (c. 1715–1773), English writer and book editor John Hawkesworth (Army general) (1893–1945), British Army Lieutenant-General John Hawkesworth (producer) (1920–2003), English television producer and script writer M. Maurice Hawkesworth (born 1960), American songwriter and producer Walter Hawkesworth (playwright) (c. 1573–1606), English playwright William de Hawkesworth (died 1349), English medieval college head and university chancellor
See also Hawkesworth baronets Hawksworth (disambiguation)